The first three months of this new year have shown 2021 to be quite a year of change. Of course, President Biden has assumed the helm in Washington and is filling out his cabinet posts. The pace of change in Springfield has...more
As we watch the COVID numbers slowly improve and the pace of vaccinations slowly increase, there is a sense that state and local governments can soon begin to function as they did pre-COVID. In Springfield, lawmakers gathered...more
It’s a time of transition, both in Washington DC and in Springfield. Nationally, the Biden Administration is filling out its Cabinet and other appointments. In Springfield, newly-minted Speaker Welch is working through new...more
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As America digests the results of the Presidential election and the transition to a Biden Administration begins, all political eyes in Illinois are focused on whether Speaker Madigan will be re-elected as Speaker of the House...more
Now that the initial vote-counting has been completed here in Illinois, and most (but not all) jurisdictions have published at least their unofficial election results, we provide a rundown of the results in key races. Races...more
Voting in Illinois is in full swing. Election day is less than two weeks away. The last Presidential debate is this week. In Illinois, the biggest fight is over the proposed Constitutional Amendment to do away with Illinois’...more
Election Day is within sight and campaign activity is at a fever pitch. Here in Illinois, the campaign getting the most attention is the Pritzker-led effort to amend the Illinois Constitution to allow the General Assembly to...more
Voting in Illinois will officially be underway this week, and the campaign season is in full swing. While the Presidential debates will begin next week, the most intense electoral battle in Illinois is the fight over the...more
With Labor Day in our rearview mirror, the traditional campaign season is now in full swing. While Illinois is not considered to be in play for the presidential election, don’t think that there will be an absence of campaign...more